2020 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 1–5 (1–5 OVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Kuceyeski (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Bowers (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Jacksonville State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Murray State | 5 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Austin Peay | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Adam Cushing, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 1–5 overall with an identical mark in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.
Schedule[edit]
Eastern Illinois had a game against Kentucky, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| February 28 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 21 Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+ | L 7–47 | 1,252 | |||
| March 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at UT Martin | ESPN+ | L 15–28 | 1,500 | |||
| March 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State | ESPN+ | L 20–21 | 1,855 | |||
| March 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech |
| ESPN+ | W 28–20 | 1,282 | ||
| March 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Murray State | ESPN+ | L 27–41 | 2,628 | |||
| April 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 12 Jacksonville State |
| ESPN+ | L 23–44 | 1,312 | ||
| April 11 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 Austin Peay |
| ESPN+ | Postponed | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Eastern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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